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Blizzard implements fix for gold duplication bug in Diablo III

Blizzard implements fix for gold duplication bug in Diablo III
  • Posted May 8, 2013, 8:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • Diablo III’s woes continue as the gold and real-money auction houses have been taken offline by Blizzard after a bug was discovered in the latest patch. Said exploit allowed players to duplicate gold in the auction house with some using…

Windows Update bug renders some Win7 PCs unbootable in Brazil

Windows Update bug renders some Win7 PCs unbootable in Brazil
  • Posted April 11, 2013, 1:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software, Microsoft
  • If your computer is running the 32-bit of Windows 7 and you just so happen to be reading this from Brazil, you may want to disable automatic Windows Updates if you haven't already downloaded and installed the latest round of…

New hardware required to fix Haswell USB 3.0 connection bug

New hardware required to fix Haswell USB 3.0 connection bug
  • Posted March 11, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • A few weeks ago we learned that Intel’s upcoming Haswell platform was plagued with an annoying USB 3.0 bug. The chip maker didn’t immediately fess up to the issue but we’ve since heard that it is indeed a real cause…

Early Haswell processors will reportedly have a USB 3.0 bug

Early Haswell processors will reportedly have a USB 3.0 bug
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 7:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • If you're planning on upgrading to Intel's Haswell platform later this year, you may want to wait for the first round of chips to clear shelves before taking the plunge. Hardware.info claims to have spoken with a "reliable source" who says the next-generation processors have a small issue with USB 3.0...

Researcher finds flaw that grants access to any Facebook account

Researcher finds flaw that grants access to any Facebook account
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, The Web With Video
  • A security expert recently outlined steps on his blog that allowed him to gain unprecedented access to anyone’s Facebook account. Nir Goldshlager said a flaw in Facebook’s OAuth service, which is used to by developers to solicit permission from users…

Microsoft confirms Windows RT update bug, promises fix

Microsoft confirms Windows RT update bug, promises fix
  • Posted January 23, 2013, 11:20 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Microsoft
  • Windows RT users were hit by application-updating problems earlier this month after attempting to install the latest set of Patch Tuesday fixes from Microsoft. Particularly, people reported being unable to access the Windows Store or Windows Update, or even updating…

Bug in Snapchat and Facebook Poke lets recipients save video files

Bug in Snapchat and Facebook Poke lets recipients save video files
  • Posted December 28, 2012, 11:02 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • A new bug has been discovered that allows the recipient of a Snapchat or Facebook Poke video to revisit and keep it forever without the sender ever knowing it. All that’s needed to save videos is an iPhone or iPad,…

Hole in W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin exposes site database info

Hole in W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin exposes site database info
  • Posted December 27, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Security researcher Jason A. Donenfeld has revealed a security hole in a popular WordPress plugin that could be used to obtain sensitive data from an affected site. The flaw was discovered in W3 Total Cache, which has been downloaded over a million times and is used by...

Exploit bypasses Adobe Reader's sandbox, being sold for $30-50k

Exploit bypasses Adobe Reader
  • Posted November 8, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web With Video
  • Russian security firm Group-IB has found a zero-day flaw in Adobe Reader that bypasses the program's sandbox protection. Currently available on the black market for $30,000 to $50,000, the exploit allows attackers to sidestep the application's "Protected Mode," which was…

Mozilla patches a security flaw introduced by Firefox 16

Mozilla patches a security flaw introduced by Firefox 16
  • Posted October 11, 2012, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software, IT Security
  • Folks who installed Firefox 16 on Tuesday may want to ensure that they've received an update released this afternoon (16.0.1) which addresses a security flaw. On Wednesday, Mozilla halted distribution of Firefox 16 after learning about a vulnerability that could…

Microsoft and Adobe release a slew of critical security updates

Microsoft and Adobe release a slew of critical security updates
  • Posted August 14, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft and Adobe have unleashed a series of software updates today, plugging a ton of security holes. The latest Patch Tuesday consists of nine bulletins including five rated as critical and four deemed important. One of the bulletins, MS12-060, addresses a flaw in all...

Facebook promises quick fix for smartphone email sync bug

Facebook promises quick fix for smartphone email sync bug
  • Posted July 4, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web
  • Facebook has landed itself in hot water with its users for a second week in a row, after a bug caused those using Facebook's sync tools to lose contacts from their smartphone address books. This follows the social networking giant's…

Max Payne 3 multiplayer cheaters forced to play with each other

Max Payne 3 multiplayer cheaters forced to play with each other
  • Posted June 13, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Given the complexity of modern games, they inevitably ship with glitches and vulnerabilities. Such is the case with Max Payne 3, which has a problem with multiplayer cheaters using invincibility hacks, infinite adrenaline exploits and more. Although most people are honest...

iPhone lock screen can be partially bypassed via two new bugs

iPhone lock screen can be partially bypassed via two new bugs
  • Posted February 23, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, IT Security With Video
  • The folks at iPhone Islam have discovered a bug that bypasses the lock screen on the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S. Demonstrated in a three-minute YouTube video, the flaw is simple to exploit with some patience and grants unauthorized access…

Weekend Open Forum: Why are PC games so buggy these days?

Weekend Open Forum: Why are PC games so buggy these days?
  • Posted January 13, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, WOF With Video
  • Although 2011 had its share of solid PC games, an unfortunate number were riddled with bugs. Rage, Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Dead Island, Battlefield 3 and many others caught negative press over buggy launches, prompting swift apologies and patches from their developers...

SMS flaw discovered in Windows Phone 7.5

SMS flaw discovered in Windows Phone 7.5
  • Posted December 13, 2011, 8:39 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software With Video
  • Microsoft's mobile platform is coming under increased scrutiny after it was revealed that smartphones running Windows Phone 7.5 are at risk of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks that can disable their messaging functions.

Facebook fixes bug that exposed private photos

Facebook fixes bug that exposed private photos
  • Posted December 8, 2011, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • The apparent result of flawed design, Facebook's flagging feature is to blame for allowing any user to view private photos contained in any account. The flaw affected everyone, including Facebook's very own CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook promptly disabled the flagging feature…

Intel confirms 8MB bug in 320 Series SSDs (fix available)

Intel confirms 8MB bug in 320 Series SSDs (fix available)
  • Posted August 18, 2011, 2:28 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Three weeks after replicating the so-called "8MB bug," Intel has published a firmware update (4PC10362) that solves the issue. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way to recover data lost on glitched drives, so you'll have to cut your losses if you want to revive the unit.

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